Education in Valais / Wallis (Région lémanique, Switzerland): official figures
In 2024 the cantonal government of Valais spent CHF 1.1 billion on education, 24.2% of its budget and CHF 2,976 per resident, 10th highest of 26 cantons (all cantons: CHF 3,423).
How much does Valais spend on vocational training?
Upper-secondary general schools (Gymnasien and similar) received CHF 114.26 million and initial vocational training CHF 151.75 million from the cantonal government of Valais in 2024.
Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copyMore figures
- The cantonal government' own spending on compulsory schooling in Valais was CHF 416.38 million in 2024 and special-needs schools another CHF 52.11 million, together CHF 1,262 per resident. Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copy
- Universities and universities of applied sciences took CHF 316.92 million of cantonal money in Valais in 2024, CHF 854 per resident (10th highest of 26 cantons), and research a further CHF 4.90 million. Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copy
- Education spending per resident in Valais grew by 9.6% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copy
How Valais / Wallis compares with other cantons in Switzerland
Cantonal education spending per resident (CHF) (2024)
Valais / Wallis ranks 10 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Cantonal education spending per resident (CHF) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Neuchâtel | CHF 3,264 |
| 8 | Ticino | CHF 3,260 |
| 9 | Jura | CHF 3,211 |
| 10 | Valais / Wallis | CHF 2,976 |
| 11 | Luzern | CHF 2,885 |
| 12 | Zug | CHF 2,885 |
| 13 | Basel-Landschaft | CHF 2,872 |
Cantonal spending on universities per resident (CHF) (2024)
Valais / Wallis ranks 10 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Cantonal spending on universities per resident (CHF) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Neuchâtel | CHF 1,020 |
| 8 | Ticino | CHF 1,002 |
| 9 | Basel-Landschaft | CHF 869 |
| 10 | Valais / Wallis | CHF 854 |
| 11 | St. Gallen | CHF 829 |
| 12 | Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun | CHF 752 |
| 13 | Luzern | CHF 652 |
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Sources
- Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF): Detaillierte Daten FS und GFS Modell: Standardauswertungen (financial statistics of the Confederation, cantons, communes and social insurance, 1990-2024; standardauswertung.csv with its codelist, saved zipped), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5fec658d1506…)
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